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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Our Men Out There Need Our Help
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Our Men Out There Need Our Help

Object numberMO 2005.13.24.25
Name Poster
Artist
Maker (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 17 in (35.6 cm x 43.2 cm )
DescriptionA black, white, and red poster promoting enlistment in the U.S. Navy. The poster features a large illustration of a U.S. Navy sailor - dressed in a t-shirt, pants, sailor's cap, and work gloves - holding a large artillery shell. Behind him are a series of big guns being fired into the night sky. The artist's name is in the lower right corner of the artwork: FRANK SANFILIPPO / U.S.N.R. To the left of the image is a white box with an eagle’s head silhouette at the top and red and black text that says: Our Men Out there NEED YOUR HELP. Along the bottom of the poster, on a black band, is white text (flanked by anchors) that reads: Enlist in THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—31778—2-3-42—10M. The number "#438" is in the lower right corner.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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